House Cleaning in Jackson Park & Monaghan

The streets west of downtown, around Jackson Park and along Monaghan Road, were mostly built between the 1920s and the 1960s. You'll find brick bungalows, storey-and-a-half houses and two-storeys with hardwood under the carpet and original kitchens that are overdue for an update. Big trees shade the yards, and the park and its trails are a short walk for most.

Plenty of these homes have changed hands in the last few years, and new owners tend to renovate. Basements get finished, walls come down to open up the kitchen, and old bathrooms are gutted. That means a lot of dust.

The people who live here like being close to everything: the park's trails and creek, the shops downtown, the hospital and schools. Many are young families who bought their first house; others are long-time owners who raised kids here and now want help keeping a house that's bigger than they need. Both groups tend to value a cleaner who's careful around old floors and original trim, and who notices when a room hasn't been touched since the last renovation.

After a renovation, a post-reno clean clears the fine dust off vents, trim, cabinet tops and floors, through the room that was renovated and every room the dust found its way into. Once the work's done, many owners keep going with regular visits.

If you're living in the house during a long project, a mid-renovation clean of the rooms you're actually using can make the months more bearable.